What the records say
- When
- 10 Apr 2020
- Kind
- Epidemic
- Coordinates
- 15.50° N, 48.00° E
- Description
- The first case of COVID-19 in Yemen arrived to a patient living in Ash Shihr in Hadhramaut.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen.
COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen
The first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen was announced on 10 April 2020 with an occurrence in Hadhramaut. Organizations called the news a "devastating blow" and a "nightmare scenario" given the country's already dire humanitarian situation.
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